Southern perspectives of language and the construction of the common

Sinfree Makoni, Cristine Severo

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Abstract

In this paper, we build on the decolonial integrational linguistic perspective proposed by Makoni and Pablé. Based on integrationist principles, through which we avoid all-encompassing interpretations and methodologies that do not adequately engage with local experiences and voices, we construe decolonization as an ongoing project that interrogates the epistemological and political boundaries that isolate the Other from the common world. We argue that public or shared experiences recognized as ‘Global South/s’ can contribute to our ways of approaching the common and expand our understanding of the meaning of development. We provide an overview of the notion of the common and discuss the role played by languages and Southern epistemologies in its construction. We then propose an active and dynamic notion of the common that recognizes our capacity to build collective and plural spaces through common acts of learning and sharing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)80-86
Number of pages7
JournalLanguage and Communication
Volume86
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Social Psychology
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Communication
  • Linguistics and Language

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